Phrasal Verbs
- 1(of an aircraft, etc.) to leave the ground and begin to fly The plane took off an hour late. related noun takeoff, land
- 2(informal) to leave a place, especially in a hurry When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction.
- 3(of an idea, a product, etc.) to become successful or popular very quickly or suddenly The new magazine has really taken off. Her singing career took off after her TV appearance.
- 1to copy someone's voice, actions, or manner in an amusing way synonym impersonate
- 2(in sports, entertainment, etc.) to make someone stop playing, acting, etc. and leave the field or the stage He was taken off after twenty minutes.
- 1to remove something, especially a piece of clothing from your/someone's body to take off your coat He took off my wet boots and made me sit by the fire. opposite put on
- 2to have a period of time as a break from work I've decided to take a few days off next week.
- 3[often passive] to stop a public service, television program, performances of a show, etc. The show was taken off because of poor ratings.
- 4to remove some of someone's hair, part of someone's body, etc. The hairdresser asked me how much she should take off. The explosion nearly took his arm off.
to leave a place; to make someone leave a place
to remove someone from something such as a job, position, piece of equipment, etc. The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case. After three days she was taken off the ventilator.
- 1to remove an amount of money or a number of marks, points, etc. in order to reduce the total The manager took $10 off the bill. That experience took ten years off my life (= made me feel ten years older).
- 2[often passive] to stop something from being sold The diet pills were taken off the market.